Jenelle Vannoy aka J.Belle, a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, graduated from North Carolina A&T State University in 2007 with her bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communications. Ms. Vannoy took a step further in her education and moved to Las Vegas to work on her second bachelor’s degree as well as embarking on a career in radio broadcasting.
After graduating from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) in 2013, she began working for iHeartMedia in the Las Vegas market as a triple-threat: on-air talent, producer, and brand ambassador for the radio cluster of four stations. In 2015, J.Belle moved back to North Carolina to work in television until she landed her dream job with one of the biggest Urban broadcasting companies in the world, Radio One.
While with Radio One, J.Belle maintained and managed all digital content for a trio of Charlotte based stations, 92.7 The Block (Urban Mainstream), Old School 105.3 (Urban Adult Contemporary) and Praise 100.9 (Inspirational). With her television background, she was able develop their digital department with a multitude of new features establish amongst the three stations.
As a digital manager and personality, J.Belle had the privilege of working closely with huge talent such as Reality TV star Dutchess Lattimore of VH1’s Black Ink Crew, R&B Singer Sunshine Anderson, just to name a few.
When J.Belle isn’t working, she enjoys binge watching her favorite TV shows, going to wineries and watching Tik Tok videos.
Keep tabs on J.Belle by following @JnelleBelle on all social media platforms.
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